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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-02

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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-02

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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-02

PGrTsFIELD, N. R.f
Rev, w. @. Stiles, pass0l
, 1887-05-01
The Inwardness of Bad Blood.

Tit laity believe, as a rule, that cutan-
eous diseases result from dad blood, -
the impurities of which find exit through
the skin, and in so doing take the form
of an eruption. Consequently, it is harm
full to remove them. 1 have had, says a
specialist, patients express themselves as
very solicitous about the sudden cure Of a
disease of the skin; the consequence, in
their opinion, might be disastrous by the
''driving in of a disease that might
attack an internal organ. Nothing could
be more absurd, for it is absolutely i'm
possible in this sense to either ''drive in
or "driye OUT a skin disease. The blood
has little to do with skin diseases. There
are diseases as peculiar to this organ as
to any other, entirely localized. depend
ing upon changes in the tissues them
selves. Others are caused by parasites;
still others by nervous disturbances. 1t
is evident that the much lauded "blood
purifiers" for cutaneous diseases are, to
say the least, useless. -Medical journal.
, 1887-05-01

Mono lake is another sheet of water
that is full of soda, borax, and other
minerals in solution. The waters of both
Owens and Mono lakes is natural deter
gent, The dirtiest and greasiest Of cloth
ing is made clean in half a minute by
simply rinsing the article in the lakes. Ii
fathers naturally when agitated. When
there is a high wind a wall of suds three
or four feet in height is seen along that
shore upon which the waves beat. This
quivering wall-in which are seen all the
colors of the rainbow and as many beau
ties as are shown by the kaleidoscope
would grow to a height of ten or twelve
feet before topping over, but that when
it attains a certain height the wind
catches it up and watts great balls Of ii
far inland.
Some of these floating balloons of lather
are as big as a flour barrel. AS the pre-
vailing winds are from the west, all vege-
tation on the eastern shore of the lakes is
killed for a distance of many rods. When
there are unusually high winds the balls
Of suds are blown so far inland as to
reach clumps of willows and other bushes,
the leaves of which are then seen to be
scorChed as though by fire. The water,
just as it comes from the lakes, would
make an excellent shampoo for the use
of BARRIERS; and the solid matter resulting
from evaporation would make a fine
washing powder for laundry use.-Vir-
ginia City Enterprise.
, 1887-05-01
CARE FOR THE AGED.
Every Period of Life Has Its TendencI,
aud Special Exposures-OId Age.

Every Period of Life Has Its Tendencies
aud Special Exposures-oId Age.
Virgils renowned hero, EneaS, re-
ceived his familiar epithet of ''pious"
nom his loving care of his old father,
Anchises. In all times and chimes a like
care has ever been regarded as a prime
demand upon tllial piety. One point at
which such care may be exercised is III
guarding the health of our aged parents,
and thus p~rotracting their life and rem
dering 1t worth ~protracting. The gem
grafton now nearing its close had its BIRTH
when this whole matter was little under
stood even by the medical profession.
All knew that it was n common thing
for the old to be suddenly struck down
with apoplexy. or hurried to their grave
" an attack OF pneumonia or bronchitis
due to an ordinary cold. OF such and
kindred cases it was said they had died of
old age.
Life, it was thought, had reached it's
natural limit; the body was worn out in
every part and went to pieces, as a matter
Of course, all at once, like the deacon's
ono horse shay Now, as a general
thing, we might as well say that a child
dies Of infancy when its mother does not
suitably protect it. The fact is, every age
has its tendencies and special exposures.
In old age the articles lose their elias
ITCHY and to~ughness, and readily give
way. especially those of the brain, under
whatever quickens the action of tho heart.
The circulation, too. is feeble, and a Sigh.
chill is enough to drive the blood back on
Che internal organs, thus giving rise to
various congestions. Indeed. a common
cold 10 0ftar, ,,,,r1, -, nra 1onoarD,,c 10 tto
aged than smallpox to an adult. or scarlet
fever to a child.
The recuperntive power, also, is 80
weakened in the aged as to make almost
any ordinary ailment a serious thing.
The secretions are greatly lessened, 81
that digestion, especially Of meat. is much
impaired, and the bowels tend to severe
constipation, with its grave evils.
Children, and all on whom the aged
depend, should not only understand, but
bs alive to all this. Says Professor II.
G. Wood III The Medical and Surgical
Reporter:
"a large portion of those who are said
TO die from old age, really die from the
effects Of exposure, and it must be re
membered that the term exposure is rel
alive. What in a young man may be
nothing. may to an old man be u serious
matter.
Zone of the most perfect projections
from cold is a buckskin jacket. Nothing
else will compare with it. These patients
must be guarded especially against ex-
posure to wind-even more than against
damp.
High winds chill the surface, Cypress
respiration, and are exceedingly disas-
rous to the life of any person whose cir
culation is without power. Stimulating
food should be withdrawn. Meat should
DO used, but sparingly. Milk should be
the chief article of diet. Youths Com
panion.
, 1887-05-01


In speaking of the usefulness of the
army few take the fact into consideration
that the army posts have been a most i'm
portant factor in the rapid growth of GU
western country. If any one will take
the trouble to examine into the matter IL
will be plainly seen that al considerable
frontier settlements. from the earliest
tines to the present day, have grown zap
ii the immediate vicinity OF army posts.
Whenever a desirable locality was discoV
cred, which a ssxpOssd 10 Indian raids,
4 post would be established, and under its
protection a settlement would spring up
and a great extent of the country brought
under cultivation which without the
safety guaranteed by the army would
long have remained under the control of
the Indians. AS Don as one section was
able TO take care of itself the post would
o still further west, again forming u
nucleus for still another settlement. This
work Of tho army in this way has been of
inestimable value to the country, and has
never been properly appreciated. With
out the protection of the army it may
safely be said that the plains would
still be in possession of the Indiana, and
the wealth of tho country less by hun
dreds Of millions than it is to-day.-Army
Officer in Globe Democrat.
, 1887-05-01
A Coming rest for Torpedoes.

The Toulon fleet win be of
interest to other countries as well as
France, because they will furnish one
more competitive trial between torpedo
boats and line of battle ships. This ri
valry has Of late become as interesting
and important as were the old battles be-
tween guns and armor, continued through
SO mahy years, with varying success, at
Shoeburynes5, Meppen, Spezia, Gayre,
Ochta, Amager, Bucharest, Copenhagen,
and elsewhere. There is, however, one
great point of difference to be noted.
While in the contest Of ordinance against
plated targets all the mechanical elements
are well known, and the results can DO
set forth with precision, in sham conflicts
of torpedo boats against harbor obstruc-
ions or war vessels, as in last years ma
neuvers Mt Bantry Bay, Toulon, and
Grossa, it is largely a matter of opinion
as to whether the attack or defense is
really the stronger, since the real effects
of battle cannot be simulated Chicago
Tribune,
, 1887-05-01

A blind man told me once that he
could tell by his ear when to cross a street,
and that he was never mistaken in trust
ing to this faithful sentinel. The hearing
of the blind is, of course, rendered pecu-
liarly acute by their constant reliance
upon it. They get SO accustomed to
their regular rounds in walking that they
can tell just where they are at almost
any moment. was told by a blind man
whom L occasionally meet about town
that his only fear of accident was in
being knocked down by a runaway horse,
OIL some other sudden danger, which even
good eyesight is not always a safeguard
against. Ii seems to me that the expression
go il blind, which is used to denote
recklesSness, must have been adopted be-
fore tho cautious and wary procedure of
sightless people had become known
Boston Post.
, 1887-05-01
THE wHlMS OF pRUNkARos.

Odd Notions That Fiji tho Minds of Ram
Stricken Men at a Hospital.
Down on the lower basement of Belle
u hospital extends a long, low room
which runs from north to south. On
either side heavy oaken doors, in each of
which is n small sliding wicket, give it a
prison like air. To the right a small
Office looks upon the corridor. In the
former place are confined the rum
stricken victims cent to the hospital for
treatment, while in the latter the orderly,
in whose charge the inebriate ward is
left, passes his time when not engaged in
ministering to the wants of those under
his care. During a visit to the morgue
recently n reporter met IN attache of tho
institution, and during u conversation
with him the talk turned upon the caro-
Of inobriates and some of the peculiar
cases that have been treated in that insti-
tuition. Ono patient was under the tiClU-
sion that some one was always callinw fer
him TO take a drink. Before being sd
mitted into the hospital he couldn't parl
Il saloon that he had ever visited without
going i'll, so strong was his delusion. He
seemed to hear voices saying: Come
in. Stay out! Drink! Don't drink"
The longer he hesitated the louder the
voices seemed to grow, that inviting him
TO indulge finally drowning all the
others. AS Dor as he went into the
saloon and had 4 drink the voices ceased
and would not be heard again until 10
reached another saloon where he was &c.
qualnted.
Another patient, an actor, imagined
himself a priest, and was continually ask
ing for wine with which 90 celebrate the
holy communion; while the mania in
another manifested itself in periods of
melancholy and continued depression. In
fact, drunkards seem to have as broad a
range of decisions as those who are mcnt-
ally unbalanced, and the wonder is that
they recover as oon as they do. Accord
ing to the orderly, beer drinkers recover
less rapidly than those whose beverage is
whisky. The milder stimulant seems to
make much more of u wreck of man than
the %spirituous one does. Those human
sponges-drivers of beer wagons, who
continually dabble in beer-aro looked
upon as the most obstinate cases.
Frenchmen and Italians are rarely
found in this ward. The poor unfortu,
mates who people this place mostly are
Irishmen and Germans. In warm weather,
when the slightest amount of stimulant
is required to craze a man, the Irish are
in the majority. AT other times the Ger
nam divide tho honors with them. As q
rule, a man who Is sent to the place a
third time is doomed. His system is totally
enervated and the heart and stomach are
unable to perform the work required of
them. AT times pandemonium reigns and
the straightjacket has to be used, but as
a rule limo water and milk, champagne
and cracked ice, bromide of potassium
and morphine, with careful nursing, bring
about a speedy recovery.-New York
Mail and Express.
, 1887-05-01

When all is said and done the first bust
ness of fiction is to interest. If this bust
ness be accomplished in a seemly manner.
without any violation of decency aud mo-
rality. TO be sure, there is much virtue
in this i'm there can be no right reason
for complaint. The late George Henry
Lewes was not, perhaps, an extremely
wise man, but ne made one very sensible
observation on this head. If an author,
he wrote once in an essay on Dickens.
''if an author makes me laugh he is
humorous; if he makes me cry he is pa
thetic. In vain will any one tell me that
such a picture is not laughable, is not pa
thetic; or that I am wrong in being
moved. Beyond this there is no pass
ing. Mr.. Lowell Cand you and I, good
reader. with him may prefer, when
we settle down in our arm chairs with a
book in our hands, to be taken Out Of
ourselves and away from our neighbors.
as far as this psychical transportation is
possible-those neighbors, whom i'll the
flesh we are always so glad to see, and
whose affairs we are never weary Of dis
cussing. But if our neighbors think dir-
ferently, 50 let them think.-Macmillan's
Magazine.
, 1887-05-01

The Edinburgh Review thinks hat the
planet Mars may justly be considered a
kind of duplicate earth, it being endowed
with land, water, clouds, and air, and
snow accommodating around its poles in
their respective seasons of winter. If
this be so, the atmosphere of the planet
is, however, obviously much more rare
than that of the earth. so that it only ex-
erts at the planets surface a pressure of
about two pounds and a quarter to the
square inch. The climate of Mars is con-
ceived, from the small amount of snow
that accumulates at the polss of the
planet, to be comparatively mild; and the
water is distributed into a very curious
series of long parallel canals which run
out from the ocean basins to an extent,
in some places, of 5000 and 1000 miles.
AS is well known, astronomers nave sue
eeeded in discovering since 1877 two
moons, these being found to present a
diameter of not more thar six or seven
miles, and n of them completing n
revolution round the planet in a little
mora than seven hours.-Brooklyn Eagle.
, 1887-05-01

1t is a peculiar fact that a persons gait
is indicative often of his character, dispo-
sition and habits, and also that by it his
occupation can frequently be discovered.
The usually short. jerky steps of the
average merchant are easily recognized.
Doctors, druggists and dentists usually
have a sort of dyspeptic walk, which at
once gives away the profession to which
they belong. Tailors and shoemakers
re, in their gaits, somewhat similar, and
move along with a ''stitch in time saves
n;ne" style, peculiar only to themselves.
awyers have an earnest, decisive step,
nd, technically speaking, gain u point
- every step. Men Of leisure, real estate
4ieu and aldermen walk as if they owned
t!5 earth and had a first mortgage on the
SIN. The way they plank down their
ia=t, heel and toe at once, and with their
toes turned out at an angle of AS degs., is
not noticeable in any other class of men.
Ministers and literary men AVE a soft,
angelic tread at times. while at other
times their careless shutting gait bespeaks
the absent mind.-Barber in Globe Demo-
crrt.
, 1887-05-01
Tho First SItro-GIycerin..

The first nitro-glycerino that was ever
shipped from Europe to America was
sent by the way of Panama to San Fran
cisco. 1t came through safely. The
nitro-glycerine was rendered i~nexplosive
by being dissolved in alcoholic ether. from
which it could easily be separated at any
time By evaporation. The only danger
y-as that the air tight package in which
it was shipped might burst in ~transporta-
ton, allowing the ether to ~evaporate.
This happened with the second shipment
III 1867, and the result was very disas-
trous. While shifting the cargo of the
steamer at Aspinwall, a box of caps was
dropped among n lot of leaking cases OF
nitro-glycerine. The resulting explosion
shattered the steamer to atoms and killed
100 natives and many others.-San Fran
cisco Call.
, 1887-05-01

He has a great fondness for blue bot
tles-in Germany called corn flowers
because they remind him of a journey
with his mother, the lovely Queen Louise,
and his brother Frederick William, from
K~oenigsberg to Munich, when he was 10
years old. II was shortly before the bat
tie Of Friedland. Owing to the loss of u
wheel they had to get put of the carriage
and wait on the roadside until repairs
were made. The princes were hungry
and bewailed their fate. To pacify them
the queen gathered blue bottles and
wreathed Prince Williams brow. Some
time a~fterward, at the reception of a num-
Der of generals sent to Koenigsberg by
Napoleon I, the queen appeared in avery
plain, white dress. In her hair were some
blue bottles, and there was a small bunch
at her corsage. The generals gave ex-
preston to their opinions Of the matter in
low whispers, whereat she turned toward
them with a sweet, sad smile, and said:
Ever since your horses have trodden
down our cornfields, these pretty flowers
may well be counted among her rare treas
ures of my unhappy country"
Tho emperor has also a partiality for the
shade of blue represented by the blue bot
tie. II strikes his ryes 30 pleasantly that
the ladies of the court adopted tho color
for evening costume, and find that the
mover failing effect is to produce upon the
royal face an expression of c~heerfulness
and amiability.-Herald of Health.
, 1887-05-01
NATIONAL LIBRARY AT WASHINGTON.
k"r" ard Curious works-oueer Old
Understandable Autographs.

Rar" ard Curious works-Oueer Old
Understandable Autographs.
The National library contains many
rare and curious works. 1t has some OF
the most valuable books ever published in
America, and among these is the first
American Bible printed in European
tongue in this country. 1t is a German
Bible, which was printed at Germantown
In lI4S and which Mr.. Spofford bought
at a book auction about two years ago,
1t Is kept in n box like case in one of the
alcoves of the ground floor, and is truly a
curiosity. Though not as thick as Web
ster : Dictionary, it weighs about as
much, and though printed over 100 years
ago. 1t Is still in good condition. 1t is
about six inches thick and eight inches
WIDE by ten or twelve inches long. 1t is
bound in oak boards, covered with a rich
brown leather, and on its corners there
are heavy brass bosses, with little heads
luttlng out of them to keep the leather
from resting on the table. Its clasps are
of leather, with brass fasteners, and its
paper, now yellow with age, is printed in
queer old German type. The first page
Is in colors, and on the fly leaves there
are several genealogical records. 1t was
originally owned by a German, but ia
1898 it was bought by Enoch Rittenhouse.
a member, | doubt not, of the old Ritten-
HOUSE, family of Philadelphia.
Another Bible that the library has is
that printed for the Indians by John
Eliot in 1868. This is the first Bible
printed in America. 1t was printed In
Cambridge, and in the Indian tongue.
The library has a chapter devoted to
Bibles, and the chapter of theological
works is the largest one in the library.
l looked at this big bookcase of Bibles
the other day; they are of all sizes and
shapes, from the little vest pocket edition
to one big enough almost for a mounting
block for horses. They are in all dialects
and languages, and the Chinese Bibles
look like so many punches of MANILA
wrapping paper. The print of these
Bibles is as queer as the languages in
which they are printed, and they havs
every style Of types, from the illuminated
script of them monks of the middle ages
to the COMMON pfiht'of to-day.
The manuscripts of the National library
include many valu3ble autographs.
Among them are two autograph Journals
of George Washington, one Of which
was made during Braddock's expedition
and one in 1887, at Mt. Vernon. Here
is a private journal of Arthur Lee while
he wa minister to France, at the break
ing out of the revolution, and there are
two volumes of an original military jour
nal of Maj. Gen. Greene, written now
over 100 years ago.
The National library was founded about
1901, and the first instalment of books
was carried to Washington in trunks.
They were ordered from London, and
they cost altogether SIS, 000.-Frank @.
Carpenter in The Cosmopolitan.
, 1887-05-01

The day will come when the present
mode Of protecting the foot of the horse
will be- discovered to be a mistake. Its
horny substance was never intended to
be pierced by nails. No wonder that so
many horses fall lame and are perpetually
ruined. We were recently shown IL
horse shod in leather. 1t struck us ah
excellent idea and worthy of adoption.
We should not be surprised that leather
shoes had superseded shoes of iron. II,
however, iron be a necessity, let it be
nailed on the leather shoe. Now, shoe
makers, please get up a neat set, and
show them to all your horsey friends.
Don't take no for an answer; stick to
them till you have overcome their preju-
diccs. When you nave succeeded apply
10 the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals for a medal, and If
they decline to give you one be content
to know that you have done more good
than the society in question with all Its
wealth,-Scotch Paper.
, 1887-05-01

The reports of the Indian agents show
that during last year IS, 1856 Indians re.
quired medical treatment for sickness OF
wound. The majority of them suffered
from diseases of the eye, and diseases OF
the respiratory organs came next in or
der. Over 10, 900 were consumptive and
1000 were treated for disorders of the
digestive organs. This large showing for
dyspepsia would, no doubt, in an eastern
community, have been unjustly charged
to the account of civilization and pie. OF
enthetic diseases due to immortality there
was little to support the outcry that has
been raised against the Indians, as less
than 1000 were treated for all diseases OF
this class. 1t is worthy of note, also, that
only four Indians suffered from inebria.
ton, and but one in $50, 900 red men had
the delirium tremens.-Frank Leslie's.
, 1887-05-01
AFTERolOW.

I love no more; but as In autumn days.
Returning summer, vailed In golden haze
Still pensive muses. DER each sylvan nook,
Recalling happy hours, and bird, and brook,
So, sometimes, In my LIES November gloom,
Old hopes awaken, and old fancies bloom.
1 love no more; but as In eastern skies
The twilight brightens when the daylight dies,
So, silently, into my heav'n of dreams,
The rosy luster of a presence CLEANS;
While on the breast / thought as cold as snow
The sunset lingers-love's sweet afterglowl
Henrietta Gardner.
, 1887-05-01

Mr.. Wells, in his account of Brazil and
its iSquisitive inhabitants, tells how one
of these was c ured of the very trouble
some habit of prying into other peoples
affairs. He was the man of the village,
and was reported to be rich, in a place
where $500 in ready cash constitutes a
very rich man.
He was always extremely inquisitive
of my few belongings, and his curiosity
was finally punished in a very funny
n On one of his visits he found
my bottle of spirits of ammonia on tho
table, and seeing it was something he had
not hitherto inspected, he naturally laid
hold of it, and asked of me, "What is
this?''
"Only a medicine, / replied; and with
much satisfaction watched him hold it
up to the light, look at it all round, turn
1t upside down, and finally remove the
glass stopper, and then take a good sniff.
/ had to rush forward to ave my
precious ammonia, as he staggered and
gasped for breath. BY dint of much
shaping of his back and dousing of cold
water, he quickly recovered, but e
more did he touch my things.-Youth's
Companion.
, 1887-05-01
rh. truly Self Controlled Man.

Tho truly self controlled man is not
only able to govern his words, but the
thoughts and emotions that give birth to
them. He is able not only to restrain the
expression of what is wrong, but the
wrong itself; he has not only learned to
present a calm and dignifed exterior, but
to cultivate true calmness of mind and
dignity of character. This real self,
which needs a wise, firm, and constant
guidance, is made up of various tenden-
cies, which are partly inherited and
partly developed through education, in
huences, and circumstances, each of
which is, however, capable of being
modified by the possession of the whole.
Without such check any one Of these
tendencies will reproduce itself indef-
nitely.-Philsdelphia Ledger,